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    Hamminkeln (German pronunciation: [haˈmɪŋkl̩n] ) is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Issel...
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    landing two airborne divisions on its eastern bank near the village of Hamminkeln and the town of Wesel. The plans called for dropping two divisions from...
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    Hamminkeln is a railway station in Hamminkeln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station is located on the Bocholt-Wesel railway and is served by the...
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    Hameln (Lower Saxony) Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) Hammelburg (Bavaria) Hamminkeln (North Rhine-Westphalia) Hanau (Hesse) Hann. Münden (Lower Saxony) Hanover...
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    Army. To achieve this, both divisions would be dropped near the town of Hamminkeln, and were tasked with a number of objectives; they were to seize the Diersfordter...
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    the River Issel northwest of Hamminkeln. This included the Hamminkeln-Ringenburg road bridge, the railway bridge, Hamminkeln railway station and the road...
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    Rheinberg 2844 Orsoy 2845 Neukirchen-Vluyn 285 2850 Haldern 2851 Rees 2852 Hamminkeln 2853 Schermbeck 2855 Voerde (Rheinland) 2856 Brünen 2857 Rees-Mehr 2858...
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    bridge over the river from Hamminkeln to Brunen as their objective, and the 12th Devons were to capture the town of Hamminkeln. As in Normandy, the division's...
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    Wesel, where it would capture the strategically important village of Hamminkeln, several important bridges over the River IJssel and the southern portion...
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    Operation Varsity, landing at 10:00 on 24 March 1945, near the town of Hamminkeln. They were tasked with a number of objectives: seizing the Diersfordter...
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